Religion & Spirituality
Watch Video of this Week's Service on our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3HF6v7mhcD9PEOUmTkdeQ?Tenth Sunday after PentecostMemory Verse: Psalm 85:8 8I will listen to what the LORD God is saying; for you speak peace to your faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to you.---------------View this week's Service Bulletin for reading and prayer texts:https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1lF3XV8gH-6LWqEx6DUEtym5iAVwFeJId&export=download---------------Readings for the Day:I Kings 55:1-5: On Mount Horeb, where God had appeared to Moses with typical signs of God’s presence—earthquake, wind, and fire—Elijah now experienced God in ‘sheer silence.’ God assured Elijah that he is not the only faithful believer. Seven thousand Israelites are still loyal. God instructed Elijah to anoint two men as kings and to anoint Elisha as his own successor.Romans 10:5-15: A right relationship with God is not something we achieve by heroic efforts. It is a gift received in the proclamation whose content is Jesus Christ. This proclaimed word creates our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Hence Christian proclamation is an indispensable component of God’s saving actions.Matthew 14:22-33: Matthew’s gospel typically portrays Jesus’ disciples as people of ‘little faith,’ who fail despite their best intentions. In this story, Matthew shows how Jesus comes to the disciples when they are in trouble and sustains them in their time of fear and doubt. ‘From Sunday & Seasons, copyright 2019 Augsburg Fortress’Questions To Ponder:1— How do you hear the voice of God? (I Kings 19:9-18)2— Where do you feel called to go and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ? (Romans 10:14-15)3— What faith did it take for Peter to step out of the boat? Why does he then begin to doubt? (Matt 14:22-33)4—How do these texts speak to you today?Prayer: O God our defender, storms rage around and within us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us in the faith of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.---------------Recorded by the staff and volunteers at St. Paul Lutheran Church - Borchers in Seymour, Indiana.http://www.stpaul-borchers.orgSubscribe to our podcast with weekly sermon, prayers and children's sermon recordings at http://podcast.stpaul-borchers.org/Office hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday morningsPhone 812-522-7364Office Email stpaullutheran@stpaul-borchers.orgFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/stpaulborchers/--------------Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License, License #731062-ASome copyrighted element(s) used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.Texts are reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License Number: 36828